SUPPLY CHAIN ARTICLES
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![Man working in vegetable garden-GettyImages-1327986655]( "Cultivating A Thriving mRNA Ecosystem: Key Initiatives & Future Directions")
Cultivating A Thriving mRNA Ecosystem: Key Initiatives & Future DirectionsOverall, I felt that the following initiatives/talking points were demonstrative of the types of creativity and symbiosis that we will need much more of in the near and long-term to foster a healthy and fruitful RNA ecosystem.
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![GettyImages-512732746]( "Moderna & The Global mRNA Supply Chain: Regulatory Lessons Learned")
Moderna & The Global mRNA Supply Chain: Regulatory Lessons LearnedOne of the most important reminders I took away from Moderna’s experiences ushering its mRNA vaccine onto the global market is that a commercial manufacturing process must also be accompanied by a commercially ready supply chain. Though sufficient physical volumes of each raw material and a redundant supplier network are necessities, physical scale is not the only “CQA” for which we must account when commercializing our supply chain.
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![women gossiping-GettyImages-72131155]( "A \"Hot Take\" on Personalized mRNA Medicines")
A "Hot Take" on Personalized mRNA MedicinesmRNA’s small-scale and cell-free production are often-touted benefits in the personalized medicines sphere. But as I reviewed my notes from the BioPhorum ATMP member event, I found myself coming face to face with a difficult truth.
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![GettyImages-832049900]( "What Violin Making Can Teach Us About mRNA Therapeutic Quality")
What Violin Making Can Teach Us About mRNA Therapeutic QualityManaging the mRNA supply chain and working in mRNA process development may not look anything like the work a luthier does to hew an instrument from an ancient spruce tree. But violin craftmanship actually serves as a fantastic metaphor for the challenging work the mRNA therapeutics space is tackling in sourcing and qualifying raw materials and optimizing the critical IVT reaction.
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![coronavirus covid-GettyImages-1220020527]( "FDA Sets Recommendations For Predicting Dangerous Nitrosamine Impurities")
FDA Sets Recommendations For Predicting Dangerous Nitrosamine ImpuritiesThe FDA recently published a final guidance that sets a recommended framework for predicting the potential of nitrosamine drug substance-related impurities.
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![Engraver-wood-working-GettyImages-505274864]( "Defining The RNA Therapeutics Industry In 2023")
Defining The RNA Therapeutics Industry In 2023Four executives outline which industry challenges, strategic considerations, and opportunities should be top of mind as RNA therapeutics companies establish their to-do lists for 2023.
SUPPLY CHAIN VIDEOS
In response to an audience poll question gauging which cGMP materials have proven the most difficult to source, our speakers provide additional clarity around which IVT & LNP-related materials today are more “commoditized”.
In this Advancing RNA Live segment, several speakers raise concerns about the industry's ability to accurately measure impurities, particularly dsRNA, arguing that current analytics are insufficient, especially for high-dose therapeutics.
Large scale production of plasmid DNA requires an in-depth understanding and optimization of the entire downstream process. Explore a complete solution, from harvest to bulk filtration.
Achieving cost-effective manufacturing while maintaining high quality standards today is one of the biggest challenges facing companies outsourcing mRNA/RNA development. In turn, panelists Qian Ruan, Andy Geall, and Alex Aust reflect on how and where they’ve seen the costs of mRNA-LNP manufacturing evolving/fluctuating in recent years.
ARTICLES, APP NOTES, CASE STUDIES, & WHITE PAPERS
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![Gene Therapy iStock-1291142726]( "Key Challenges for CRISPR In Clinical Development")
Learn how to approach CRISPR cell and gene therapy development challenges, such as regulatory hurdles, ensuring consistency, finding qualified and experienced staff, and obtaining GMP-Grade reagents.
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![GettyImages-1317697233-cancer-t-cells]( "A Novel RNA Lipid Nanoparticle Platform: Gene-Edited CAR T Cells For Off-The-Shelf Cancer Therapy")
We report on the use of a novel lipid nanoparticle (LNP) reagent in a validated protocol to achieve successful complex gene editing in primary T cells with high efficiency while maintaining high cell viability.
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![iStock-1293772874-lab-plasmid-gene therapy-DNA]( "Novel Lipid Nanoparticle Delivery Reagent And Manufacturing Workflow")
We aim to highlight that commercially available LNP reagent mix, GenVoy-ILM, is an accessible and easy-to-use LNP formulation that allows for rapid preclinical development of RNA vaccines.
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![GettyImages-523692032]( "Moderna's Regulatory Journey: 3 Takeaways To Foster The mRNA Renaissance")
The story of how Moderna brought one of the first mRNA vaccines to the market has all the makings of a legend we will pass down through generations. However, unlike the legends of King Arthur or The Fountain of Youth, we can celebrate that Moderna’s legendary journey was — and still is — real. Not only did the mRNA vaccines help return life to normal, but they also kickstarted the mRNA therapeutic renaissance we’re happily experiencing today.
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![test tubes, dropper, glass vials, pharmaceutical innovation-GettyImages-2157720330]( "Move Beyond LAL")
Uncover how how switching from LAL to rFC can enhance sustainability, improve testing reliability, and strengthen supply-chain resilience in endotoxin testing.
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![scientist iStock-1166567091]( "mRNA Transfection Reagent Enhances Non-Viral Gene Delivery To Stem Cells")
Researchers demonstrate a delivery mechanism that is a simple and ready-to-use transfection reagent that leads to outstanding transfection efficiencies in known hard-to-transfect stem cells.
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![GettyImages-1387090964 cell and gene therapy]( "Gene And Cell Therapy: Planning For Manufacturing Success Early")
As gene therapy organizations are asked to balance the need for rapid clinical progression and stringent quality expectations, explore how to optimize plasmid production and reach patients with efficiency.
